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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose mind is described as "sinking back into that spent calm beyond the further troubling of any hope"?

2. What does Andrew do immediately after Robert has died?

3. What is open in the bedroom when Ruth goes in to talk with Robert?

4. When Robert says to Ruth that he wants to start over again and move to the city, what profession does he want to take up?

5. Who says he won't come back with "empty hands next time?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Robert's view of his life. How does he feel he's come full circle to his original desires? What does he seem to expect in an afterlife?

Essay Topic 2

In what way is the sun used to symbolize hope? Discuss Robert's need to see the sun before he dies. Why is it important to him?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Andrew's physical appearance and personality at the beginning of the play and contrast it with how he looks and behaves at the end of the play. What do you think caused these changes?

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